Craig Ferguson (ice hockey)

Craig Ferguson
Born	April 8, 1970 (1970-04-08) (age 41) Castro Valley, CA, USA
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Calgary Flames Florida Panthers HC Fribourg-Gotteron ERC Ingolstadt
NHL Draft	146th overall, 1989 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1992–2006

Craig Malcolm Ferguson (born April 8, 1970) is a retired American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the seventh round, 146th overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. His father is former-NHL player Norm Ferguson. Born in Castro Valley, California to Canadian parents, Ferguson was raised in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

College career

After graduating from Riverview Rural High School in 1988, Ferguson played four years of college hockey for the Yale University Bulldogs of the ECAC. At Yale, Ferguson lived at Calhoun College. Ferguson was one of the twelve players named to the 1988-1989 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie team.^[1] Ferguson returned to New Haven in 1997-1998 as a member of the Beast of New Haven. During the season, he became the first professional hockey player ever invited to speak at a Master's Tea at Calhoun College; past speakers had included James Earl Jones and Paul Newman.^[2] Ferguson graduated from Yale with a BA in economics and political science.^[3]

Professional career

He was drafted in 1989 and turned pro in 1992. He spent much of his career bouncing around the minor leagues, but appeared in 27 National Hockey League games for the Canadiens, Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers. Ferguson recorded one goal (it was against the Toronto Maple Leafs during Mario Tremblay's first game as coach) and one assist in his NHL career. In 2000, he moved to Europe where he played three seasons for HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the Swiss Nationalliga A, and then three more with ERC Ingolstadt of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

References

1. ^ Stutt, Kurt. "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. http://www.augenblick.org/chha/h_ecroo.html. Retrieved 2008-10-31. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (1998-02-15). "Who Needs the Whalers? Hockey Is Back". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9504E3D6143CF936A25751C0A96E958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2008-10-31. 
3. ^ Michaux, Scott (1996-12-26). "Rare Breed: Monarch is an Ivy League Grad". The News & Record. http://www.bookrags.com/highbeam/rare-breed-monarch-is-an-ivy-league-19961226-hb/. Retrieved 2008-10-31. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Craig Ferguson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Craig Ferguson's biography at Legends of Hockey

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Name	Ferguson, Craig
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Date of birth	April 8, 1970
Place of birth	Castro Valley, CA, USA
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